ATM Optical Design and Analysis Software

-ATMOS-

written by Massimo Riccardi

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NEW 8.9 Version (November 1, 2016)

(ATMOS89)

Now supporting Tolerance Analysis

ATMOS History

ATMOS Optical Design and Analysis Software is the creation of Massimo Riccardi, an Italian advanced Amateur Telescope Maker and designer. Mr. Riccardi has considerable experience with telescope designing and glassworking: Doublets, Triplets, Catadioptrics, etc. Several years ago, after mastering his optical knowledge, he felt the need for a program capable of producing SpotDiagrams for many wavelengths at the same time. So, just for fun, he tried to write a routine capable of producing such polychromatic Spotdiagrams using the only programming language he knew: QBASIC.

He succeeded and, as often happens, he felt the need to improve it again by adding several analysis routines. Thus, the first version of "ATMOS" (Amateur Telescope Maker Optical design and analysis Software) was born. At that time it was for personal use only.

Then, dissatisfied with DOS & QBASIC capabilities, he chose a programming language that ran under MS-WINDOWS. In this way he could get not only a better looking program, but most of all, a user-friendly interface with many windows, buttons and textboxes where the user could type the data or display the results. He rewrote ATMOS in Visual Basic and added many more analysis routines and useful telescope design tools.

ATMOS now is a powerful program with a user-friendly interface that allows the user to Analyze, Design and OPTIMIZE Centered/Uncentered optical systems and it is avalaible at a very affordable price. ATMOS is appreciated by amateurs and professional users and is under continuous development.

The current ATMOS version supports up to 100 surfaces and Obscuration Screens. It includes a powerful routine for Optimization, adjustable Aperture Stop position and supports both Finite / Infinte Object Distance. It also displays improved 2D, 3D-Layouts .

Mr. Riccardi wishes to thank :

ROLAND CHRISTEN the owner of the well-known telescopes firm "Astro-Physics"

Fritz Blechinger, a professional designer, author of OpTalix optical software

Rick Blakley for his patience in testing my software

Ivan Krastev, author of MODAS optical software for the common work and suggestions exchanged over the last years

Cor Berrevoets author of ABERRATOR

Jim Klein author of ODP optical design software for his help and encouragement

ATMOS 8.9 Features

ATMOS 8.9 incorporates a wide range of features:

Systems
Number of Surfaces
Surface Types

Number of waveLengths
Number of rays
Object Distance
Aperture Stop

. . Centered and Uncentered
. . up to 100 + focal plane
. . Spheres,Conics ,High-Orders,
Obscuration Screens
. . up to 6
. . up to 30000
. . Finite/Infinity
. . Adjustable position

ANALYSIS (graphical and/or tabular)

Multi-Analysis Plot
Polychromatic Detailed SpotDiagrams
Multi-SpotDiagrams (through focus/field)
Matrix SpotDiagrams
Total Field SpotDiagrams
RMS spot radius Versus: Focus,Field,WaveLength
RMS Wave-front Versus: Focus,Field,WaveLength
STREHL ratio Versus: Focus,Field,WaveLength
Geometric Encircled Energy Plot
Diffraction Encircled Energy Plot
3D-Geometric Point Spread Function
3D-Diffraction Point Spread Function
Geometric MTF
Geometric through focus MTF
Diffraction MTF
Diffraction through focus MTF
Ray-Intercept Curves
OPD Fan Plot
3D-Wavefront Surface
Wavefront Map
Zernike Analysis
Ronchigram
Simulated color diffraction image
Interferogram
Spherical Aberration
Coma (OSC)
Astigmatism, Field Curvature
Distortion
Lateral Color
Chromatic Focal Shift
Real Rays
Paraxial Calculation
Vignetting Plot
Foot Print Diagram
Ghost Analysis
2-D LAYOUT
3-D LAYOUT

TOOLS

OPTIMIZATION (curvatures,thicknesses and conics)
RMS Spot size Optimization
RMS Wavefront Optimization
Best Focus Position
Scale system to a new focal length
Scale system by factor
Sagitta table
Aberration Allowances
Element Drawings
System Data Report
Schott glass catalogue (built in)
Ohara glass catalogue (built in)
Corning glass catalogue (built in)
Hoya glass catalogue (built in)
LZOS (Russian) glass catalogue (built in)
CHENGDU (Chinese) glass catalogue (built in)
Special Medium catalogue (Fluorite plus several plastic materials)
Dispersion diagrams for all glass catalogues
Create and Export .OPD files to ABERRATOR package

TELESCOPE DESIGN Capability

One of the most useful and pleasant tool for the ATM is the "Telescope Design" Menu.
You can easily and quickly design and then analyze about 30 optical configurations:

Newtonian
Two Mirrors (All Cassegrain types, all Richey-Chretiens, all Gregorian types,Couder-Schwarzschield)
Schmidt and Wright cameras
Schmidt Cassegrain (compact and no-compact Schmidt-Cass. types, Monocentric Schmidt-Cass.)
Maksutov (new design window)
Maksutov-Cassegrain (new design window)
Lurie-Houghton (all-spherical and aspherical types)
Houghton-Cassegrain (all-spherical and aspherical types)
Doublets
Triplets

ATMOS 8.9 ANALYSIS SLIDES

The following are some screen shots taken from ATMOS.

- LENS DATA EDITOR

Dati

- MULTI-ANALYSIS Plot

- MATRIX Spot-Diagam

SpotDiagram

- Polychromatic MULTI-SPOTDIAGRAM (through Focus/Field)

MultiSpotDiagram

- GHOST Analysis

RayIntercept

- STREHL Ratio versus Wavelength

- Diffraction POINT SPREAD FUNCTION (FFT method)

DiffPSF

- Simulated Color Diffraction Image

visualSim

- WAVE FRONT (3D rotation)

Wavefront

- INTERFEROGRAM

- RONCHIGRAM

- Through focus MTF (Modulation Transfer Function)

MTF

- Longitudinal,Transversal SPHERICAL ABERRATION and COMA (Offense against the Sine Condition)

SpherAb

- OPTIMIZATION window

- 2D and 3D LAYOUTS

2DLayout

3DLayout

- Element DRAWINGS

Optimization

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ATMOS TELESCOPE DESIGN SLIDES

Here are some screen shots from the "Telescope Design" Menu:

- MAKSUTOV-CASSEGRAIN DESIGN WINDOW

MakCassegrain

- TRIPLET DESIGN WINDOW

Triplet

- SCHMIDT-CASSEGRAIN DESIGN WINDOW

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System Requirements

Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 are the preferred operating systems for this software. Computers with faster Core Processors and increased RAM will perform better.

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Download ATMOS Demo

This is the full function program, but has been limited to just 3 optical surfaces (except for the sample files). You can design and analyze Newtonian and classical two mirror telescopes with this version. This demo will introduce you to the ATMOS interface and give you a feel for the features of the program. Obviously,it cannot do everything the real program can.

ATMOS FREEWARE comes with 36 sample files, and you can load up and analyze any of them.

Download the following file: - ATMOS FreeWare - (about 4 MB)

After downloading "Atmos Freeware.zip" , unzip it then double-click on "setup.exe" for ATMOS self-installation.
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ORDER

PLEASE NOTE: All customers who are residents of the European Union must order this software directly from the author. Astro-Physics will NOT accept orders from anyone in an EU country. Likewise, all customers outside of the European Union must order this software through Astro-Physics. Mr. Riccardi will not accept orders from customers outside of the EU. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

EU Customers: http://www.atmos-software.it

Upgrade policy within one year after purchase: Original purchasers of ATMOS v8.x will be entitled to free minor upgrades (for example 8.7 to 8.8), that are released within one year from their original date of purchase, assuming that the price is the same. If the price has increased, the original purchaser will pay the difference in the price to obtain the upgrade. Major version changes (for example: 8.x to 9.x) will be sold at a reduced price to original, registered customers, regardless of when ATMOS was purchased. Please refer to the part number descriptions below and contact Astro-Physics to order.

Upgrade for all other ATMOS customers: Original, registered purchaser of ATMOS may purchase the current version for a reduced price. Please refer to the part number descriptions below and contact Astro-Physics to order.

ATMOS 8.9 - ATMOS Optical Design Program, Version 8.9. Zip file will be emailed. CD ROM is no longer available.
ATMOS89UPFREE - ATMOS Optical Design Program, Version 8.9 upgrade. Will send via e-mail. Free upgrade to original, registered owners who purchased the previous version v8.7 (we did not offer a v8.6 release) between November 1, 2015 and October 31, 2016.
ATMOS89UP - ATMOS Optical Design Program, Version 8.9 upgrade. Includes CD-ROM. This is special pricing for original, registered owners of any prior ATMOS version purchased prior to November 1, 2015. If purchased on or after this date, refer to ATMOS89UPFREE.

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Please click here to enter the ATMOS Registration System

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Contact Info

Massimo Riccardi's contact information is available on his ATMOS website:

http://www.atmos-software.it

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Neither Astro-Physics, Inc. nor Massimo Riccardi is responsible for any damages during or after the use of ATMOS or AtmosFringe software.

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Astro-Physics, Inc.
11250 Forest Hills Road, Machesney Park, IL 61115, U.S.A.
Phone: 815-282-1513 Fax: 815-282-9847